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The end of a quarter usually means, for those of us in the deal space, receiving various emails updating us on global M&A activities. Today was no exception with, notably, Thomson Reuters and Merrill DataSite reps hitting my inbox with links to…
Founded by a journalist of the same name, Axel Springer is one of the largest European publishing groups. Publisher of Bild and Die Welt in Germany and Fakt in Poland among others, Axel Springer generates annual revenues of around €3Bn (roughly $3.3Bn at…
As discussed here previously, the FTC approved Endo’s acquisition of Par Pharmaceuticals last Friday, making the $8Bn deal official. The acquisition is aligned with Endo’s strategy and makes a lot of sense in terms of amplifying the company’s product portfolio, presence in…
As a kid, I remember considering unfair that my aunt would give a fresh ground beef patty to her dachshund but only a slice of ham to me. And I was her favorite nephew… Believe it or not, from that time, I’ve been paying…
I love the Pharma space, M&A-wise. It’s a huge market with many players and with a bunch of firms thriving in executing roll-up acquisition strategies. The other reason why I love the Pharma space is for the readily available information in the space….
Now that we’ve talked about alcohol, let’s talk about the other French teens favorite (and US teens too), marijuana. As you most certainly know, certain States in the US have legalized marijuana for medical use, allowing users to move from their street dealers to…
The Times published today a piece saying that they believe AB InBev would have presented London competitor SABMiller an offer for as much as GBP70Bn (USD100Bn+). For those not that into beer, we’re talking about a merger between 2 absolute giants ranking…
Cerberus, known quantity when it comes to risky LBOs, first got into the Grocery chain in 2006 when acquiring 650 Albertsons stores in the Western US region. They then added close to 900 stores in 2013 from a Supervalu spin-off and, most…
Whenever I have time, I love to go to Indiegogo or Kickstarter and take a look at the active campaigns (mostly for tech stuff). In addition to fueling my optimism – seeing so many creative people get somewhere with their ideas –…
The rumor has been going on for a while now but, this time, rumor has it that PetSmart and Petco are, once again, officially discussing a possible merger at the parent’s level – Private Equity funds BC Partners on PetSmart’s side and TPG…